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Director, Sales Business Development

3 weeks ago

San Jose, California, United States Cisco Full time

The application window is expected to close on: January 7th 2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team
Our Global Networking Sales team is a dynamic and collaborative group at the forefront of connecting businesses worldwide with Cisco's innovative networking technology. We are passionate about driving the adoption and sales of our comprehensive networking solutions, partnering closely with customers to understand their outstanding challenges and deliver robust, secure, and scalable infrastructures. Join us and be part of a team that makes a tangible impact on organizations globally, crafting the future of connectivity.

You will be a Senior Leader of a team that drives all go-to-market activities covering the full networking portfolio, including strategic control points such as management platforms, ISE, Spaces and ThousandEyes. Your team influences innovation, partners closely with channels, marketing, business entities and other groups to align on strategic direction, accelerate revenue & adoption of our networking portfolio in the marketplace.

What You'll Do
In this role, you will lead the growth agenda by shaping and executing a comprehensive go-to-market strategy that fuels demand, accelerates revenue, and elevates customer impact. This role drives sales through the design and execution of high-impact demand generation campaigns, tailored sales programs, competitive displacement initiatives, compelling offers and incentives, and world-class enablement that empowers sellers and partners to win in the marketplace. Partnering closely with cross-functional teams, the director champions customer engagement through executive-level events and experiences, ensuring cross-architecture alignment. Differentiated solutions are positioned as the foundation for innovation and competitive advantage. This highly visible leadership role demands a visionary strategist and hands-on operator who can align execution to business outcomes, inspire teams, and deliver measurable results at scale.

You are a leader with a strong background in networking, and able to build executive relationships, articulate Cisco product and business strategies, create the demand and support closing deals at scale.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years Sales or Strategy and Planning leadership experience of senior sales/ business development executives
  • Proven success developing & leading technical go-to-market strategies
  • Demonstrated success and experience in project management and leading cross-functional initiatives
  • Proven track record operating in and leading highly matrixed organizations
  • Experience translating Business Priorities into actionable GTM Programs including (but not limited to) offer creation, campaign creation, and enablement all of which are measurable
  • Demonstrated expertise in Enterprise Networking Portfolio technologies and solutions

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong business insight including the ability to use financial principles to justify customer investment
  • Knowledge and experience selling Cisco and competitive Security solutions
  • Able to travel as needed, up to 15-20% envisioned
  • Strong written and verbal communication abilities for executive and stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic planning and business analysis skills

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $304,300.00 to $384,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
  • 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
  • Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
  • Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees On Sales Plans Earn Performance-based Incentive Pay On Top Of Their Base Salary, Which Is Split Between Quota And Non-quota Components, Subject To The Applicable Cisco Plan. For Quota-based Incentive Pay, Cisco Typically Pays As Follows

  • .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
  • 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
  • 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
  • Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area
$313, $471,100.00

Non-Metro New York State & Washington State
$304, $441,700.00

  • For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
  • Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.